Here is a picture of my daughter's turtle that she took - I think I have a photographer in the making : )
On the homeschooling front, I have read many posts about not jumping ship to quickly on the curriculum you are using BUT.... I think the short lesson CM style works great for Kelly but the jumping from one subject to another seems to leave her bewildered and again not remembering to much of what we went over. This drives me crazy! It just seems she is only able to take in the parts she finds interesting and the rest just floats away. My sister-in-law said my neice was the same way - Her doctor put her on a small doze of Ritilian (sp?). She said it really helped her settle down and concentrate better.... I would much rather just find a way to teach her without the use of drugs (My daughter will not even take an asprain when she has a headache). Being that she is already 12 years old, I feel very nervous about not getting what she will need for high school under her belt.
Oh, the Joy of Homeschooling!
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Thanks for reading my blog and commenting. I feel so encouraged this morning!
About your curriculum, since you love history, why not use history as your "spine" instead of Ambleside and base most everything on that? You can use the Story of the World for your base. Doesn't it have a second book that goes with it that has activities in it?
As for worrying about getting it all in, I've considered buying this. http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/checklist.html
I know what you mean about being disappointed in some of the books. I've found just going to the library and picking up what looks interesting has worked better for me than book lists, and time travel books like The Magic Treehouse and the Time Warp Trio are fun for my kids as well. (even my 14 year old will sit and listen to them!)
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